NG Lee Ching
Assoc Prof Ng Lee Ching is the Group Director of Environmental Health Institute (EHI) at the National Environment Agency in Singapore. She has spent more than 20 years building scientific capabilities for Singapore’s environmental public health, conducting research to understand disease risk and transmission, and developing tools and strategies for mitigation of risks.
She has co-authored more than 210 scientific papers and book chapters, in the area of vector borne diseases, COVID-19, food borne diseases, anti-microbial resistance, indoor air quality etc.
Affiliation
- NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
- Nanyang Technological University of Singapore
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research of Arbovirus and their Associated Vectors
Research Areas
- Environmental Health
- Vector Borne Diseases
Teaching Areas
- Environmental Health
- Public Health
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology at the National University of Singapore, 1994
- Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours (2nd Class, upper division) at the National University of Singapore, 1989
Awards/Honours
- 2022 National Day Award (COVID). The Public Administration Medal (Silver).
- 2022 International Convention on Quality Control Circles – Gold Medal for Wastewater Aliquoting Valence Engine
- 2021 Public Service Transformation (COVID-19) Exemplary Innovator Award, for Wastewater Based Epidemiology Programme
- 2021 Public Service, Technology & Engineering (STE) Excellence Award, for Wastewater Testing
- 2020 Ministry of Environment and Water Resources Exemplary Leader Award
- 2019 Distinguished Award of Ministry of National Development’s R&D Awards 2019, for Project Wolbachia-Singapore
- 2017 GovInsider Innovation Awards for ‘Dengue risk map for resource allocation and targeted preventive surveillance’
Career History
- Current Position (since Dec 2004): Director of Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore – a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre
- 2003 – 2004: Directorate for Research and Development, Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore
- 1997 – 2003: DSO National Laboratories, Singapore
- 1998 – 2001: Swedish Defence Research Institution
Administrative Leadership
- Group Director of Environmental Health Institute, NEA
- Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research of Arbovirus and their Associated Vectors
Selected Publications
View the full list of publications here.